Assemble Bag Front

2. Sew together five assorted green, orange, and red prints and stripe 2-1/2x4-1/2" rectangles and one 2-1/2" square to make a pieced row (Diagram 2). The pieced row should be 2-1/2x22-1/2" including seam allowances. Press seams toward 2-1/2" square. Repeat to make a second pieced row.

Assemble Bag Body

1. Layer bag front and back with right sides together; sew together along sides and bottom (Diagram 6).

2. To shape flat bottom for bag, at one corner match bottom seam line to side seam line, creating a flattened triangle (Diagram 7). Measure and mark seam allowance 2" from point of triangle. Draw a 4"-long line across triangle; sew on drawn line. Trim excess fabric. Repeat at remaining bottom corner to make bag body. Turn bag body right side out. Press.

Assemble and Attach Handles and Button Loop

1. Fold an orange stripe 4x30" strip in half, wrong side inside. Press, then unfold. Fold long edges in to meet at center; press again (Diagram 9). Open one long edge and place a cotton webbing 1x30" strip inside along fold line.

2. Refold long edge toward center of strip. Referring to Diagram 10, fold in half lengthwise, matching folded edges. Topstitch long edges to make a handle.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to make a second handle.

4. Referring to Diagram 11, pin and baste handle ends to bag front and back 5" from side edges.

Finish Bag

1. Insert bag body inside bag lining with right sides together; the handles and button loop should be between bag and lining. Align raw edges and seams. Stitch together top edges of bag body and lining, backstitching over each handle for reinforcement.

2. Turn bag and lining right side out through opening in lining; hand-stitch opening closed.

3. Insert lining back into bag and press top edge. Topstitch 1/4" from upper edge of bag.

Finish Bag

1. Referring to Diagram 15 for placement, make a 1-3/4" pleat, through both layers, at side edge of bag front; pin. Following manufacturer’s instructions, add a 7/16" eyelet in center of pleat, about 1-1/2" from top of bag. Repeat, adding remaining three eyelets to opposite side of bag front and to both side edges of bag back.

2. With wrong side inside, fold and lightly press under short edges of an orange stripe 2-1/2x22" strip; press strip in half lengthwise (Diagram 16). Open strip and fold long edges in to meet at center; press again. Refold strip at center, matching folded edges. Topstitch all edges to make a tie. Repeat to make a second tie.

3. Thread one tie through both eyelets at one side edge of bag (see photo); tie in a bow. Repeat with second tie.